ROWDEN v. STATE

No. 08-84-00337-CR.

696 S.W.2d 490 (1985)

Robert Royce ROWDEN, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, El Paso.

Rehearing Denied October 9, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Coll Bramblett, Bramblett & Bramblett, El Paso, for appellant.

Phil J. Pollan, Dist. Atty., Fort Stockton, John B. Hemphill, Asst. Dist. Atty., Marfa, for appellee.

Before STEPHEN F. PRESLAR, C.J., and WARD and SCHULTE, JJ.


OPINION

STEPHEN F. PRESLAR, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from a jury conviction for voluntary manslaughter. The jury assessed punishment at ten years imprisonment. We affirm.

In Ground of Error No. One, Appellant contends that the court committed fundamental error in the jury charge by expanding the theory of liability beyond the scope of the indictment. The indictment alleged that Appellant intentionally or knowingly caused the death of Jimmy...

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